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A Multiple Instrument Approach to Quantifying the Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Tiger (Galeocerdo Cuvier) and Galapagos Sharks (Carcharhinus Galapagensis) at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii

We equipped individual tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier Péron and Lesueur, 1822) and Galapagos (Carcharhinus galapagensis Snodgrass and Heller, 1905) sharks with both acoustic and satellite transmitters to quantify their long-term movements in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands).
May 10, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

High Natality Rates of Endangered Steller Sea Lions in Kenai Fjords, Alaska and Perceptions of Population Status in the Gulf of Alaska (2010)

Reduced female Steller sea lion reproductive rates and the Steller sea lion population.
April 08, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Impacts of Sex Ratio Reduction on Male Aggression in the Critically Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal Monachus Schauinslandi

High female mortality due to male aggression in Hawaiian monk seals led us to investigate the role of habitat use and social structure on sex ratios and aggression at Laysan Island, Hawaii.
April 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Reaction of Harbor Seals to Cruise Ships

A study on the effects of ship disturbances on harbor seals in Alaska.
January 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Behavior and Distribution of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Before and During Pile Driving Activity

Beluga whale behavior before (2005–2006) and during (2008–2009) pile driving activity for the Port of Anchorage Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project.
January 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Spatial and Temporal Trends of Perfluorinated Compounds in Beluga Whales from Alaska

Scientists analyzed beluga whale livers to look for temporal trends between PFC concentrations from two groups and to speculate on the different sources of PFCs. They examined geographical and gender differences, and possible bioaccumulation of PFCs.
January 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Freshwater Harbor Seals of Lake Iliamna Alaska: Updated Counts and Research Coordination for 2010

2010 Alaska Marine Science Symposium poster about Lake Iliamna, home to a small colony of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
January 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Decline and Recovery: An Exploration Through Local and Ecological Knowledge

Collaborative study about the Cook Inlet beluga whale population's decline and lack of recovery.
December 01, 2009 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

The Beluga Whale Produces Two Pulses to Form its Sonar Signal

Evidence that a beluga whale uses two signal generators simultaneously when echolocating.
March 04, 2009 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Recent Counts of Freshwater Seals in Alaska's Lake Iliamna

Poster about counts of harbor seals from 1984-2008 in a small breeding colony that lives in Lake Iliamna, a freshwater lake located 362 km (225 mi) southwest of Anchorage.
January 01, 2009 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska